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Lawyers for five people charged in plot to kidnapping Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have approval from a judge to subpoena Twitter for information on a specific account appearing to have tweeted about the Michigan investigation before anything was ever public.

(AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)Twitter is threatening to permanently suspend President Trump’s account after they removed posts he made addressing the pro-Trump rioters who stormed Capitol buildings in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. In the video, Trump urged his supporters who were rioting in D.C. to “go home in peace,” but his message didn’t stop there. President Trump did not win the 2020 election, and President-elect Biden will be sworn into office on Jan. 20. Twitter is demanding that Trump remove tweets violating their policy within the 12-hour lockdown, or else they will permanently suspend his Twitter account. Later Wednesday evening, Facebook -- which also owns Instagram -- similarly announced that they will also lock President Trump’s account for 24 hours.

According to new research, Michigan residents expressed more hatred for this year than Americans in any other state -- particularly on Twitter. Tech company Someka Excel Solutions reportedly tracked more than 900,000 tweets containing negative comments about 2020, rifling through hashtags and keywords like “I hate 2020,” “2020 is the worst” and “horrible year,” officials said. Using geotagging data from Twitter, Someka identified which states the most negative sentiments were tweeted from -- and Michigan was number one. Michigan residents were the most negative about the year on Twitter, according to the data. 🌟 Become an Insider 🌟Introducing WDIV Insider: A new way for loyal Local 4 fans to gain access and customize your ClickOnDetroit news experience.

Julie Weatherbee, who works by day in the University of Michigan’s IT department and live tweets City Council meetings by night, began tweeting photos of people’s lost things six years ago. Here are just some of her “Lost Things” posts:If you lost your commemorative wedding mugs, they are on this chair on Koch Street. #AnnArbor pic.twitter.com/b95nZR8dXc — Julie Weatherbee (@juliewbee) December 7, 2020If you lost your soybeans, they are scattered along the Ann Arbor Railroad tracks (presumably from Ann Arbor to Toledo). #AnnArbor pic.twitter.com/tphJCeCfts — Julie Weatherbee (@juliewbee) May 23, 2020If you lost your keys, they are on this electric pole near Main and Hill! #annarbor pic.twitter.com/cRWMxT8HaC — Julie Weatherbee (@juliewbee) August 30, 2019If you lost your tiny car by the Stadium, well, I have some bad news.

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LANSING, Mich. – President Donald Trump went after Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Twitter Wednesday. Trump relished Michigan Supreme Court’s ruling to strike down Whitmer’s Emergency Orders. The president retweeted a post about the governor losing at the Michigan Supreme Court by calling it great news for the people of Michigan and also overstates auto company expansion. Since the ruling, counties and municipalities have issued their own orders reinstating most of Whitmer’s original orders for their jurisdictions. READ: List: Michigan counties issue emergency coronavirus orders after state Supreme Court ruling

LANSING, Mich. – President Donald Trump went after Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson on Twitter Thursday. In a Tweet, Trump called Benson a “Democrat Trump Hater" and said the mix up was intentional. (WDIV)The Board of Elections reached out to local clerks and told them to reprint the ballot and instruct the voter to ignore the first ballot. Any voters who may have received an incorrect ballot will receive a correct ballot and their vote will count. In the case that a voter returns both the incorrect and the corrected ballot, only the corrected ballot will be counted.”

Big Ten members University of Michigan and Michigan State University could be excluded from the next football season, according to a tweet posted by U.S. President Donald Trump. Had a very productive conversation with Kevin Warren, Commissioner of the Big Ten Conference, about immediately starting up Big Ten football, Trump tweeted last week. A court filing disclosed on Aug. 31 showed that Big Ten Conference presidents voted 11-3 to postpone the football season due to the pandemic. The University of Michigans football season was originally slated to start this weekend. Trumps tweet on Sunday also comes a days after the Michigan High School School Athletic Association (MHSAA) reinstated football and other high school sports.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Shelby Township Police Chief Robert Shelide is back on the job after being suspended for comments he made on social media about the George Floyd protests. Shelide returned to work on Friday and protesters showed up on Monday in opposition. At one point, protesters shut down a major intersection. On Monday, protesters marched up and down Van Dyke. The march culminated at Van Dyke and 23 Mile Road, where protesters shut the intersection down.

Protesters gather in Shelby Township after police chief Robert Shelide’s suspension endsPublished: July 20, 2020, 11:16 pmShelby Township Police Chief Robert Shelide is back on the job after being suspended for comments he made on social media about the George Floyd protests.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Shelby Township Police Chief Robert Shelide is back on the job after being suspended for comments he made on social media about the George Floyd protests. READ: Shelby Township trustees vote to suspend police chief after anti-protest tweetsOn Monday, Shelide went to work and several protesters showed up to voice their opposition to that. Shelide was suspended in June, he was ordered to go 30 days without pay and was ordered to go to cultural and sensitivity training. READ: Opposing protesters face-off in Shelby TownshipShelide had a personal Twitter account where he posted inflammatory statements regarding the civil unrest around the country. The township supervisor said that the Tweets were unprofessional and could be considered racially insensitive and derogatory.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Shelby Township Police Chief Robert Shelide was suspended. The decision was made on Tuesday night by the Shelby Township Board of Trustees in a vote of 5-2. READ: Shelby Township police chief on paid leave, could face further disciplinary action over social media postsA meeting was held on Tuesday night where the Township Board decided if chief Shelide will keep his job or not. The township supervisor said that the Tweets were unprofessional and could be considered racially insensitive and derogatory. READ: Shelby Township police chief on paid leave over social media comments about George Floyd protests

Shelby Township trustees vote to suspend police chiefPublished: June 16, 2020, 11:30 pmShelby Township Police Chief Robert Shelide was suspended. The decision was made on Tuesday night by the Shelby Township Board of Trustees in a vote of 5-2.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Shelby Township’s police chief was placed on paid administrative leave during an investigation into alleged comments he made on social media about the George Floyd protests across the country. UPDATE: Shelby Township trustees vote to suspend police chiefA meeting was held on Tuesday night where the Township Board is expected to decide if chief Robert Shelide will keep his job or not. The township supervisor said that the Tweets were unprofessional and could be considered racially insensitive and derogatory. READ: Shelby Township police chief on paid leave, could face further disciplinary action over social media postsThose who support Shelide view those tweets as directed at rioters and looters. READ: Shelby Township police chief on paid leave over social media comments about George Floyd protests

Shelby Township trustees to make decision on police chief accused of posting inflammatory tweetsPublished: June 16, 2020, 11:14 pmShelby Township’s police chief was placed on paid administrative leave during an investigation into alleged comments he made on social media about the George Floyd protests across the country.

LOS ANGELES Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is facing hefty backlash after she posted a series of tweets about transgender people. If sex isnt real, theres no same-sex attraction, she tweeted. If sex isnt real, the lived reality of women globally is erased. A Harry Potter fan group tweeted its disapproval of Rowlings post and encouraged followers to donate to a group that supports back transgender women. JK Rowling continues to align herself with an ideology which willfully distorts facts about gender identity and people who are trans, GLAAD tweeted.